Due to popular demand, here is a pictorial guide to taking apart your new PMag! Please forgive the picture quality, its an iPhone, and I am not a professional photographer.

First, remove bottom plate and the two screws.

From the top, remove the two small hex screws and the pin holding the feed lip assembly.

Get out some pliers.

Kind of like... pulling a tooth. Grip as shown and pull. If you don't want to hurt the finish like I did use some rubber spacers.

Keep pulling.

Victory!

Remove the follower and spring, as well as the two plastic arms.

Remove this pin from the inside.

Another view of that pin from the inside, push it outwards to allow the silver thingy out.

Great success! Feel free to adjust to your whim.

For those more adventurous, remove the two bottom side screws and pins.

A view of the inside.

Remove the two side screws and pull the copper piece out. One of the screws on mine had its threads stripped from the factory, causing a leak. Suppose I need to call the pro shop.

That's it! The PMag is in fact not doomed! I actually prefer its design to the GI Mag, as the feed lip part is easier to access and because its smaller will probably be cheaper. If you have any questions comments or concerns, feel free to contact me.

Hmm... it looks like the guts of the PMAG are a GI mag, with just the polymer body. Can this be confirmed? If so, I wonder if there are any plans to sell the PMAG shells for those that want to convert their GI mag to a PMAG...

FYI, you do not need to remove the feed lip assembly to remove the shell and get to the gas valve. Just remove the 2 screws on the bottom and turn the mag upside down. Then shake it and gently tap the shell and the gas chamber will slide out. Then follow the above instructions.

Also, I have 2 mags that leak gas from screws on the side of the metal chamber (per the bottom photo). With the shell on, it may appear that the mag is leaking from the top.

I have the same problem on one of mine, one of the screws that holds the brass looking thing in the middle of the gas chamber is stripped. I haven't tried to change out screws yet, but I suspect that the leak is caused by that not pulling the rubber o-ring tight enough to the side.

RESOLVED. I didn't have to remove the 2 hex. The problem was, the valve was in there really, really, really tight. When I finally got the valve out, cleaned it up, lubed the o-rings, and we're back in biz. My PMAG was leaking at the top before this.

To remove the valve, do I have to remove the 2 small hex screws first?

After you remove the two bottom screws, tap around the shell to try and loosen it up. Then, while holding the shell lightly upside down, try to hammer down the bottom with your palm. It'll slowly come out. For extra precaution, do this on your bed just in case it comes crashing down so you don't break the feed lip.

Does anyone know if kwa Is going to make aftermarket followers for the pmag an the standard lm4 mag's? Because when I loaded mine I put too much force to load it with the speed loader and its alittle deformed It loads and works fine but im worried it will just snap of or something. get-attachment-2.aspx.jpeg25.38K23 downloads